Month: May 2017

Due to significant snow depths near Devils Lake, the Deschutes County Road Department estimates that a full opening of the Cascade Lakes Highway won’t occur until the week of June 4, officials said Friday . The southern portion of Cascade Lakes Highway, accessed by South Century Drive (Forest Service Road 42), is currently blocked via

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a 34-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Beaverton strip club. Sgt. Vance Stimler of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says Ramon Harris of Portland died early Friday after being shot several times outside the Xpose club. The gunfire erupted shortly after a party bus with about 20

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined their colleagues this week in reintroducing the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act. The legislation introduced in the Senate and House would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the interest rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year. The

Transitioning into adulthood can bring big changes and intense challenges. In Oregon, suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 15-24, surpassed only by accidents. Tragically, between January 1 through May 15 of this year, the Deschutes County medical examiner reports that two local youth ended their lives by suicide. “Teen suicide

Julie Johnson, who has spent time working in Burns and Warm Springs, is the Oregon Health Authority’s new director of tribal affairs, serving as a liaison for tribes and a senior advisor to OHA Director Lynne Saxton, the agency announced Thursday. “I am excited Julie is stepping into this role and bringing her 20 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of a Portland man Tuesday night. Portland police said in a news release that the US Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force arrested Michael Shipley on two outstanding warrants and probable cause for murder in the death of Brian Bruns.

(Update: Correcting number of emails) DUFUR, Ore. (AP) – A Sherman County organic farm has submitted a weed management plan before the issues headed to county court. The Capital Press reports (http://bit.ly/2q1mLVm ) the Wednesday plan by Azure Farms outlines action to control the noxious weeds neighboring farmers say are spreading to their ground. Officials

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A pregnant southern Oregon woman tearfully apologized before she was sentenced to more than six years in prison for a crash that killed her daughter. Necia Marie Hanson of Gold Hill admitted Wednesday she drank a shot of alcohol before the April 2016 crash and failed to properly restrain the 6-year-old

(Updated with more details from Leriche) A 28-year-old Warm Springs man has pleaded no contest to assault and DUII charges and was sentenced to five years in prison for a Highway 26 rollover crash last month that injured six passengers, including five children as young as 16 months, Jefferson County District Attorney Steve Leriche said

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say Clark County correctional deputies fatally shot a 66-year-old jail inmate who was receiving treatment at a hospital in Vancouver, Washington. Clark County Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Fred Neiman told reporters that two deputies were guarding the inmate at the time of the incident inside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Thursday morning.

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, in which we asked about what percentage of your income goes to housing: Do you spend less than a third of your income on housing? Yes – 56% (317 votes) No – 44% (246 votes) Total Votes: 563

(Update: Adding Bend planner comment) The proposed nomination of downtown Bend’s century-old Troy Field to the National Register of Historic Places has been sent off to the National Parks Service in Washington, D.C. – but with a split opinion, and recommendation by a state official that it be rejected. “It is my opinion that the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Bonneville Power Administration has scrapped its controversial plan to build a high-voltage transmission line near Portland, Oregon. BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer announced the decision Thursday, citing the increasing cost and other factors. The 80-mile-long, 500-kilovolt line would have run from Castle Rock, Washington, to Troutdale, Oregon. The BPA said the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene proposal out for public review would no longer allow people at city parks or on city-owned open space to drink alcohol unless at a permitted gathering. The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2qBngHH ) residents have until Friday to comment on the proposed rules. Resident suggestions could be incorporated by officials when

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 42-year-old man who was driving with nearly bald tires when he killed a cyclist on a Portland bridge has been sentenced to over three years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (https://goo.gl/cXWwKP ) Joel Schrantz was sentenced Wednesday in the Oct. 29 death of 55-year-old Mitchell York. Portland police say his

It was a cataclysmic event that rocked the Pacific Northwest, and still reverberates in the minds of many today, 37 years later. On May 18, 1980, after months of rumbling and steam vents, Mount St. Helens erupted in southwest Washington, sending up a mushroom cloud of ash, rock and hot gasses high into the air,

The Bend City Council on Wednesday night authorized a $2.77 million agreement with Knife River Corporation for street preservation work this summer. The projects will improve 23 lane miles with grind-and-inlay and overlay treatments and will include nighttime repaving of Wall and Bond streets downtown. “Contracting out the large overlay projects is necessary due to

The average American household earned $55,775 in 2015. So where are the best cities to live on the median household income? In a new study, SmartAsset looked at metrics reflective of livability and affordability to uncover the best cities for living on a $55,000 salary — and Bend takes the eighth spot. “If you love

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified the person found dead Tuesday night in Southeast Portland. Portland police say 53-year-old Brian Bruns died outside an apartment building. The Oregon State Medical Examiner said Wednesday that Bruns died of stab wounds. Detectives are pursuing leads but say they don’t have suspect information to share. Police also

In Part 3 of our series on some of Central Oregon’s most inspiring women, we meet a Bend woman who has used the unlikely combination of cancer and horses to help others. Patti Devencenzi has been a self-proclaimed “horse girl” her whole life, but it was later in life that she became passionate about natural